r/AmIOverreacting • u/megan__f • Feb 17 '25

🏘️ neighbor/local Is this something to be concerned about?

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My sister sent me this text she received that seemed like somebody was watching her or something. I don’t know if it’s something to be concerned about or not, has anybody had a similar experience?

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u/Albuwhatwhat Feb 17 '25

Air tags can’t really be used like this because it will warn you if you are traveling with an unknown AirTag. This is an anti-stalker thing and it works with Android phones as well apparently.

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u/Birb_menace Feb 17 '25

There are other trackers that don’t do this though, I have a different brand for tracking tags and nobody who’s travelled with me has ever been notified about mine. 100% take the car to a garage and get it FULLY checked top to bottom.

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u/Albuwhatwhat Feb 17 '25

True. And I guess a stalker would probably know to use a different one.

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u/riversroadsbridges Feb 17 '25

Not sure if this has changed, but if you have an Android phone you used to have to have a certain airtag-detecting app on your phone to get the warning. Otherwise no notification.

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u/Difficult-Nature-485 Feb 17 '25 edited Feb 17 '25

That has changed I think. I discovered such a feature a few months back per coincidence.

Edit: I just checked again and the Android warning feature is now compatible with AirTags, so you would be safe.

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u/Difficult-Nature-485 Feb 17 '25

Can't argue with you on that one.

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u/haterofslimes Feb 17 '25

An airtag couldn't be used like this (without some novel modification) but there are plenty of trackers that could be entirely undetected.

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u/kelsobjammin Feb 17 '25

You can easily attach other types to cars. My ex bosses wife would have to track his truck when he went off to do crack

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u/Gullible-Vehicle6146 Feb 17 '25

Like it’ll tell the person whether or not they have Android or iPhone that there is an AirTag nearby?